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Regarding Billy
by WOLFE VIDEO
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DVD
REGARDING BILLY
Publisher: WOLFE VIDEO
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Ronnie Kerr, Jack Sway, Jason Van Eman
When a young man returns home to care for his mentally challenged brother, he becomes reaquainted with an old childhood friend who is secretly attracted to him.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: REGARDING BILLY
Title: REGARDING BILLY
Street Release Date: 01/03/2006
Domestic
Genre: ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE
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| Made it to the end, just . . . |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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OK film but in retrospect if I'd previewed it first I wouldn't spend money on it. The story line had so much potential which has gone unrealised.
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| Sweet |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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This is a sweet "predictable" short gay romance. From the first scene where these two guys are inside a tent we know that they are in love with each other. But like most buddies relationships, guys behave in a very straight old fashioned way. Even if one of the buddies is gay, his feelings are very much hidden and never shared with the other. Many gay coming out movies seem to dwell on this theme.
Ronnie Kerr plays Billy, the wholesome cute boy; Jack Sway, plays very convincingly Johnny, Billy's mentally retarded brother; and Jason Van Eman, plays Dean, the masculine tough guy who goes off to the military (I am guessing because he does not want to confront his feelings for Billy).
Billy and Johnny's parents died and Dean returns from the military who moves in with them. Dean is going blind due to an injury in the battlefield.
Regarding Billy is unique in that both guys are gay, have feelings for each other, and act as straight guys. The movie ends with both, Billy and Dean telling each other the truth about each other. There is one kissing scene, some hugging and that is it. The only nakedness is Dean's tight, and well formed chest. Director Jeff London must be very conscientious about nudity.
Unfortunately the gay part is very short. There are some outtakes and movie commentary in the special features section.
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| minor flaws but good |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I wasn't sure what to expect when I read a few of the reviews. After watching it I understand some issues with the film, but i enjoyed it anyway. The acting was pretty good. A little schmaltzy. What carried this film though, was the story. It was a great story. If you're a romantic, you'll like the movie. If you Cynical about romance, don't bother.
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| I quite like this one! |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I've been watching a fair number of independent gay-themed films over the past few months (those with a very low---or NO---budget), just to see what all is out there. Quite honestly, a lot of them really are not very good. But I have to say that I enjoyed "Regarding Billy" more so than about 80% of the similarly-themed independent films I've seen.
Oh, no doubt about it, this is a sentimental tear-jerker sort of story. Think of a very small-scale Lifetime made-for-television film, with a gay twist. But hey, I tend to be a sentimental kind of guy, and sometimes I really am in the mood for just such a picture. And this one fit the bill admirably. It's not perfect, but it really did engage me on an emotional level.
I do wish that the relationship between the two leads was explored in more depth; they were an appealing couple and had great chemistry together, and I simply wanted to see more interaction between them. Perhaps that is the greatest drawback of this film; with its modest running time, it seems rather like a sketch of a story---lightly drawn, just waiting to be made into a two-hour feature. There are a lot of interesting ideas here waiting to be more thoroughly explored. But taken on its own modest terms, I can say that I really did enjoy this picture. (I would REALLY have liked to see a bit more snogging between the two leads, however, that is certain! As I said, they were an appealing pair.)
The DVD contains a handful of outtakes, a couple of which are quite funny. And the commentary track, with the director and three actors, is a lot of fun (despite a couple of silent spots early on). It's just those four guys in a room, laughing around and joking and having a good time while talking about the film. (It cracked me up, when they themselves were laughing about how many doe-eyed, teary reaction shots the lead character had to give.) I recommend this one.
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| classic |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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it is a classic story of love family and loss anad how we always try to tell the one thng thaty we can't
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